Julie M. Dahl (PhD in Spanish and Portuguese, UW-Madison) has extensive experience teaching adult language learners in a variety of contexts in the U.S. and abroad. Her area of expertise is contemporary Spanish and Portuguese culture. (Teaching the fall program.)

Beatriz Botero (PhD, Spanish and Psychology) is from Bogota, Colombia. She has extensive teaching experience, and degrees from Colombia, Spain, and the U.S. Her research focuses on contemporary American literature's relationship to philosophy, art, and psychoanalysis. (Teaching the spring program, details to come.)

Spanish Evenings: Tapas and Conversation

This intermediate-level course conducted in Spanish by an expert in Latin American culture will explore the connections between history and life in Hispanic art. Enjoy Spanish tapas and a glass of wine at the end of the work week while conversing in Spanish about Picasso and Frida Kahlo in the pleasant ambiance of the University Club. Materials provided. Prerequisite: Spanish 3 or above.